Slow recovery drives more US trucking firms to dedicated contracts
As the long awaited recovery in the trucking sector remains mired in contraction, large US ...
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The recent cut in interest rates is not lifting the US trucking industry out of the doldrums – nevertheless, the sector is beginning to roll out of its long slog through depression, according to the latest DAT Truckload Volume Index.
However, recovery is going to be slow – with no significant improvement expected before next year – and some operators may not last the course.
The DAT Index, a monthly market snapshot based on the number of loads picked up, shows month-on-month ...
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